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United States Patent | 5,651,742 |
Dickson | July 29, 1997 |
A golf ball placement device that is adapted to be mounted to a golfer's shoe for allowing the golfer to position a golf ball on a tee without bending over. The device includes a ball retaining member that has a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end and a rear end. Art elongated opening extends inwardly from the front end of the ball retaining member toward the rear end thereof. The ball placement device includes mating hook and loop type fasteners secured to the rear end of the device and the golfer's shoe in order to secure the golf ball placement device to the golf shoe.
Inventors: | Dickson; Edward V. (404 Asbury Ave., National Park, NJ 08063) |
Appl. No.: | 620529 |
Filed: | March 25, 1996 |
Current U.S. Class: | 473/217; 36/127; 36/132; 273/DIG.18; 273/DIG.30; 294/19.2; 473/131; 473/386; 473/518 |
Intern'l Class: | A63B 069/36; A63B 071/02 |
Field of Search: | 273/DIG. 18,DIG. 30,67 B 473/217,386,218,131,518 36/127,132 294/19.2 |
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